The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-22

Prohibition Mass meeting OF the
ladies' of Marshall county, held in the
Lewisburg Pres byterian church on
the 14th inst, unanimous
ly adopted the following resolution
and appeal to the voters ofthe County |
and State
Resolved that we make and have
published the following appeal to the
voters of Marshall County and of the
State, and that we request all those
friendly to the cause of prohibition to
aid us in its publication and distribu-
ton throughout the State.
THE APPEAL.
TO THE VOTERS OF MARSHALL
CoUNTY.-We have no voice at the
ballot-box on the Doth inst. in deter
mining the fate of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of our
State, and hence adopt this method,
not only of reminding you of the great
interest we have at stake, and OF our
ardent desire for the adoption of the
amendment, but, in the name of all
that is sacred, just and right, to ear
nestly appeal to you to voice our feel
ings aud sentiments in casting your
ballots For nearly a century brave
and chivalrous men Of Tennessee have
been in the exercise OF the elective
franchise, and by your votes have
amended constitutions; made new
constitutions made, altered and
amended important statutes, and now,
for the first time in the eventfui histo
ry of the "Volunteer State" we seek
in an humble but earnest way to in
fuence your votes-not for party nor
for any candidate for office, but for
home, for husbands, for wives, for
brothers, for fathers, for mothers and
for children. In the interest of hui
mainly, peace, order and good govern
ment, and for moral, mental and So
cial elevation we appeal. We appeal
to you in the interest of those of the
poor upon whose honest labor and
earnings liquor dealers are reveling
in vice and luxury. We appeal in the
interest of the drunkard's family
from whose bosom the saloon has al
lured and drawn to its embrace 10y
ing husband and father. We appeal
in the interest Of the boys who will
never contract the degrading and de-
structive strong drink habit if you will
remove the curse Of the age-the sa-
loon-from their pathway. 0, men
of courage and convictions-we ap-
peal to none other lis it not due us,
these and even future gener atoms that
you rid this fair land of yours of this
infamous traffic? Theis issue is saloon
or no saloon" in the State of Tennes-
see. The saloon is our avowed dead
ly enemy. Will you fight for us or it ?
1t has raised its blood-stained hands
against us and against our welfare and
happiness. Its hired advocates, for
getting or disregarding manhood's no
BILE trust, are openly waging war upon
us and ours by denouncing not only
your own mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters, but are blasphemously de-
riding whatever is sacred, honest, right
and noble and pure. We speak not
unadvisedly; We have not only read
but hear with our own ears. Will you
help them, or will you come to our re-
lief and protection, not only in wore
but in deed, by casting your ballot:
against our great enemy-the arch
fiend of civilization, order and harmo
ny? Answer on the Goth.
We think we have ever been true tC
you, ready and anxious to answer ev
cry distress call and heartily respond
to every demand for assistance, RELIEF
and comfort. In war you have testeC
and trusted woman, while she, otter
in need and desolate, amidst gloon
and strife, endured, suffered and wait
ed for the coming of peace and happi
ness of home. In peace, a deadly con
flict continues to be waged agains
her peace and her home. She ha
been patient, resigned, waiting for vic
tory and deliverance. Shall she no
trust you, o men of Marshall county
3 men of Tennessee, to come to her re
/ lief of the Goth? Will you betray thi
trust and desert her cause at this ad
vanced period of your heroism? VIII
! you desert us in this conflict, in thi
q hour of need, while so formidable an,
e unreasonable an enemy as the sa
q loon is arraying against us the pow
ers OF evil gathered from all the States
= and in the name of liberty is demand
d ing of us further sacrifice of charac
e tiers Of loved ones in order that thi
e monopoly of Satan may continue it
work Of degradation and ruin? Ar
swer on the Goth. Can any OF you al
g ford to find refuge behind the unres
t sonable fabrication Of the liquor advC
@ Gates: prohibition will not prohil
it,?
Why will it not prohibit? Our enC
: mics say, because the law could no
9 be enforced" What, a law agains
Y the liquor traffic cannot be enforce
in Tennessee! To what are we tenC
ing il this be true? We have bee
taught that Tennesseeans are law
$ abiding and law-enforcing peoples
pecially of laws made by themselve
T. Are not all important penal statute
:, now enforced? We are informed tha
!, the four mile law is enforced to tn
i great benefit and interest of our pee
n pie, and could be more strictly enforC
ed if liquor could not be sold as hey
erage in the incorporated towns an
cities. Is it not the duty of every eli
zen to see that law is respected an
y enforced? Are not those who woul
9 desire to manufacture or sell liquo
contrary to a statute making it a Grim
! vastly in the minority in the state {
Vt Tennessee, and are we to admit that
few lawless ruffians can control on
>. state? Could we afford an admissio
4 so derogatory to the character and il